When Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a run for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn, it set off a scramble of campaign ...

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Houston, entered the AG’s race last week, ensuring there will be a runoff in the Republican primary, set for March 2026.

Republican David Cook wants to succeed retiring Sen. Brian Birdwell to represent parts of Tarrant County, plus 11 other ...

Texas Legislative Session, Senate Bill 5 approving the founding of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas ...

Texas lawmakers have more work to do with a special session now just weeks away. But the end of the regular session has also ...

Texas hasn’t had a wide-open GOP primary for attorney general since 2014, when current Attorney General Ken Paxton first won ...

The longtime Republican state senator and former judge says she'll run on her experience in government and law enforcement.

Huffman entered the contest for the GOP nomination on Monday, joining a field that includes state Sen. Mayes Middleton ...

State Sen. Joan Huffman, R - Houston, became the latest high-profile Republican to join the race for the state's chief legal ...

$500 million was the initial figure associated with SB 22, but the House amended the bill to only allow for $300 million in ...

In the Senate, Huffman has spearheaded a range of criminal justice legislation and efforts to clamp down on the state’s bail ...